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a few days ago, while the united states called for a ceasefire, it still provided military support to israel and sent troops to the middle east. how to understand the contradictory attitude of the united states that does one thing in front of others but another behind the scenes? let’s look at the analysis of special commentator su xiaohui.

there is a clear strategic logic behind the contradictory behavior of the united states

special commentator su xiaohui: the us actions may seem contradictory, but in fact there is a clear strategic logic behind them. after the current escalation of the palestinian-israeli conflict, the united states is of course paying close attention to the development of the security situation in the middle east. it has recently tried to exert more influence on israel, demanding a ceasefire from israel, and hopes that the international community will pay attention to the security of the middle east. however, it is obvious that the military and security cooperation between the united states and israel is still close. the united states regards israel as an important and irreplaceable strategic asset in the middle east and hopes to further expand its strategic goals by exerting influence on israel.

special commentator su xiaohui: therefore, the united states recognizes the recent adjustment of the focus of israel’s military operations and believes that israel will shift the focus of its military operations from the gaza strip to the lebanese-israeli temporary border. the united states is also paying attention to the recent sudden escalation of israel's military strikes against hezbollah in lebanon. it has launched a ground offensive and is also paying attention to the next stage of changes. from the perspective of the united states, the contraction of israeli military operations in the gaza strip is in line with its interests. if the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip can be alleviated, it will reduce the impact on the domestic election situation in the united states and reduce the international pressure on the united states. at the same time, the united states believes that when israel focuses more on attacking hezbollah in lebanon, especially on some important targets of hezbollah, it will weaken the "arc of resistance" led by iran and pose more constraints on iran.

us strategic layout in the middle east intensifies conflict spillover risks

special commentator su xiaohui: in addition, the united states believes that despite the recent escalation of conflicts between israel and iran, if the military actions of both parties are within controllable limits, this is acceptable to the united states. therefore, the united states' wishful thinking is to use israel to further weaken regional powers while preventing itself from getting into trouble. but it is obvious that the self-contradiction in the united states' actions and the clear logical chain behind it are in line with its own strategic interests. the united states is not primarily concerned about peace and stability in the middle east, nor does it want to fundamentally resolve long-standing conflicts and differences. this approach will only aggravate the accumulation of conflicts.

special commentator su xiaohui: technically speaking, although the united states exerts influence on israel's actions, especially after the recent iranian strikes, the united states is trying to screen the optional targets and scope of israel's retaliatory actions, and also warned israel that if attacking iran's nuclear facilities may cause the conflict to directly spiral out of control. obviously, this approach of the united states is more about controlling the risk of conflict spillover in the middle east technically and tactically, and cannot solve the fundamental problem. as conflicts continue to accumulate, the action space of all parties will further shrink, and the risk of spillover will further increase. (cctv news)